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BCV

Bancroft Fund

32 hedge funds and large institutions have $20.9M invested in Bancroft Fund in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 14 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

500% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 1

100% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 14 | Existing positions reduced: 7

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 2932 (+3)

0.08% less ownership

Funds ownership: 20.06%19.98% (-0.08%)

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $21.8M → $20.9M (-$870K)

Holders
32
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+10.34%
% of All Funds
0.8%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
6
Increased
14
Reduced
7
Closed
1
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
UBS Group
1
UBS Group
Switzerland
$6.13M +$384K +18,852 +7%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$3.25M -$156K -7,633 -5%
AAM
3
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$2.89M +$78.3K +3,842 +3%
GC
4
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$2.13M -$160K -7,849 -7%
GCIA
5
Gabelli & Co Investment Advisers
New York
$1.12M
Wells Fargo
6
Wells Fargo
California
$847K +$249K +12,225 +41%
RJA
7
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$642K -$291K -14,282 -31%
LTFS
8
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$433K +$110K +5,388 +34%
LPL Financial
9
LPL Financial
California
$422K +$12.9K +634 +3%
OC
10
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$415K -$204K -10,010 -33%
CAAS
11
Capital Asset Advisory Services
Michigan
$348K
SCM
12
Saba Capital Management
New York
$323K -$287K -14,085 -47%
Royal Bank of Canada
13
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$254K -$10.9K -533 -4%
KA
14
Kovack Advisors
Florida
$251K -$22.4K -1,100 -8%
SBIA
15
Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors
Indiana
$233K +$26.3K +1,288 +13%
S
16
SignatureFD
Georgia
$217K +$877 +43 +0.4%
CWM
17
Concert Wealth Management
California
$217K +$5.49K +269 +3%
Ameriprise
18
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$215K +$216K +10,618 New
LCM
19
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$212K +$213K +10,461 New
PNC Financial Services Group
20
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$108K +$1.02K +50 +0.9%
MFS
21
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$73K
Bank of America
22
Bank of America
North Carolina
$73K +$6.95K +341 +10%
TJHA
23
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
$35K +$877 +43 +3%
AA
24
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$30K +$30.6K +1,500 New
GWM
25
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$29K +$714 +35 +2%

BCV Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

32 of the 4,001 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Bancroft Fund (BCV) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $20.9M — down 4% from $21.8M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new BCV positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 14 added to existing stakes and 7 trimmed.

The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $384K. The largest seller was Raymond James & Associates, cutting an estimated $291K.

  • 32 institutional investors held Bancroft Fund (BCV) as of Q4 2016, up from 29 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $20.9M of Bancroft Fund stock for Q4 2016, down 4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new Bancroft Fund positions in Q4 2016 and 1 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest Bancroft Fund buyer in Q4 2016 was UBS Group, an estimated $384K added.
  • The largest Bancroft Fund seller in Q4 2016 was Raymond James & Associates, an estimated $291K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.